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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

REUBEN SISOHO, OF TUSOOLA, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO I. L. SMITH AND I. B.MYERS.

BOLT-CUTTER.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 50,395, dated October10, 1865.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, REUBEN SISOHO, of luscola, in the county ot'Douglass and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Machines for Cutting Oft Bolts; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon.

ln the drawings, A represents a metallic frame, which is provided withan opening through it, and in which opening are placed two bits, B andC. The bit C is made stationary, while bit B is made to move up and downin the opening.

D represents a rod, which is provided with a screw-thread, as shown. Thescrew upon rod D passes into a female screw in the upper end of frame A.

E represents a bar, which connects the rod D to the upper bit, B, saidbar having a collar upon its upper end, through which the rod D passes.The rod D is also provided with a collar, a' x, below which the collaron the har E cannot work. In screwing the rod D down its upper end restsupon the upper end of bit B and presses it down upon the nut to be cutbetween it and hit O, and when the said rod is turned in an oppositedirection, and thus unscrewed, the harE raises the said bit B for actionagain. The form of the two bits is shown in dotted line, Fig. 2.

It is readily seen that any bolt may be cut by placing it between thetwo bits and pressing` the'upper bit down by means ofthe screw.

What I claim is- The employment ofthe frame A, bits B and O, rod D, andbar E, arranged and used as and for the purpose herein specitied.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand inpresence of two Witnesses.

REUBEN SISOHO.

Witnesses D. HITCHCOCK, CEAS. BRADBURY.

